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10-minute read

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If you are here, I assume you’ve just read & are familiar with the Scroll of Sender Authentication Package. Otherwise, feel free to check said knowledge and then come back to this one 😎.

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🤔 Why Do I Need These?

Just as the SAP scroll, we don’t quite need an Intro for Secure Sockets Layer.

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SSL certificates keep online interactions private and they give visitors the confidence to transact with your website. SSL validates site identity and encrypt data in transit.

When a website is secured by an SSL certificate, the HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure) is displayed in the URL.

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More than a recommendation, it is a mandatory requirement to enable SSLs after the SAP has been implemented. These security layers wrap around the following subdomains in SFMC: click, cloud, image and view: e.g.,

• **click**.email.covenoftechnology.cloud
  • Secures and tracks hyperlinks on click engagement
• **cloud**.email.covenoftechnology.cloud
  • Secures CloudPage (landing pages) hyperlinks built in SFMC
• **image**.email.covenoftechnology.cloud
  • Secures hyperlinks on content stored in SFMC (Content Builder)
• **view**.email.covenoftechnology.cloud
  • Secures the View as a webpage hyperlink used in email communications

💡 Implementation Considerations

Similarly to the SAP, SSL certificates can be either 1) self-managed by the business, or 2 ) delegated to Salesforce —following your SAP setup.